Sherry Heller has joined the publisher as vice president of sales for its North American and Asian games divisions. Heller is an industry veteran who has previously held sales positions at THQ, Cosmi and ValuSoft.

Within her new role, she will manage sales and distribution of Kalypso USA’s games catalogue across both PC and console platforms.

“I am very excited to join the Kalypso USA family,” said Heller. “Kalypso has an outstanding current product line-up, and I’m happy to work with them to expand their American and global distribution reach for future products.”

Simon Hellwig, global managing director of Kalypso Media Group added: “We are delighted to have Sherry on board and we are sure that her expertise and enthusiasm will help us to expand our business in North America and Asia.”

Axis Animation appoints producer

Debbie Ross has been promoted to creative executive producer at the Glasgow-based studio.

Ross has over seven years of industry experience within animation production and takes on the new role having been promoted from her previous position of executive producer. She will handle client relationships and develop new opportunities for the studio.

“I’m delighted to be moving into this new position,” said Ross. “It’s an exciting time for Axis as we take on ever more challenging and high-profile projects. My aim is to continue our development as a leading player in video games on the global stage.”

Richard Scott, co-founder and executive producer at Axis, added: “I’m very excited about Debbie’s move into the role of creative executive producer. She has been a cornerstone of the studio for many years.”

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